Openings/French Defense
French Defense: Queen's Knight C00
1. e4 e6 2. Nc3
844 tournament games from this position · White wins 36%, draws 24%, Black wins 41%
Moves
844 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d5 | 765 | 35% 24% 41% | 2097 | 2026 |
| c5 | 48 | 33% 27% 40% | 2070 | 2026 |
| b6 | 14 | 29% 29% 43% | 2088 | 2025 |
| Bb4 | 4 | 50% 25% 25% | 1902 | 2013 |
| d6 | 3 | 100% | 2019 | 2018 |
| Nc6 | 2 | 100% | 1766 | 2017 |
| a6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2197 | 2013 |
| g6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1801 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 1 | 100% | 1942 | 2019 |
| Ne7 | 1 | 100% | 2359 | 2013 |
| Be7 | 1 | 100% | 1976 | 2015 |
| c6 | 1 | 100% | 1791 | 2012 |
Top games
| Motylev, A2686–Morozevich, A2731 | 0-1 | Moscow Blitz Final 2014 | 2014 |
| Dubov, Daniil2709–Tregubov, P2588 | 0-1 | 72nd Moscow Blitz | 2018 |
| Pechac, Jergus2620–Shevchenko, Kirill2645 | ½-½ | Enea TCh-POL Ekstraliga | 2022 |
| Wei Yi2753–Huang, Renjie2487 | ½-½ | CHN League Division A Pt2 | 2025 |
| Bortnyk, Olexandr2605–Chigaev, M2617 | 1-0 | Olympic Esports Final GpA | 2023 |
| Kritz, L2600–Sadorra, J2577 | 1-0 | UT Dallas GM Inv 2013 | 2013 |
| Savchenko, B2556–Rakhmanov, Ale2599 | ½-½ | Rector Cup MGSU | 2012 |
| Pechac, Jergus2598–Gadimbayli, Abdulla2507 | ½-½ | 23rd ch-EUR Indiv 2023 | 2023 |
| Danin, A2606–Ulibin, M2491 | 0-1 | Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Hovhannisyan, R2601–Flom, Gabriel2493 | 1-0 | 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 | 2018 |
French Defense variations
French DefenseC00Banzai-Leong GambitC00Horwitz AttackC00King's Indian AttackC00La Bourdonnais VariationC00Normal VariationC00Réti-Spielmann AttackC00Steiner VariationC00Steinitz AttackC00Bird InvitationC00Chigorin VariationC00Knight VariationC00French DefenseC00Baeuerle GambitC00Franco-Hiva GambitC00Franco-Sicilian DefenseC00King's Indian Attack, Franco-Hiva GambitC00St. George DefenseC00Knight Variation, Franco-Hiva GambitC00Mediterranean DefenseC00Diemer-Duhm GambitC00St. George Defense, Three Pawn AttackC00Advance VariationC02Alapin GambitC00